Machine for forming cigarettes with mouthpieces.



R No. 893,098. I K PATENTED JULY 14, 1908. J. A. F. REINECKE.

MACHINE FOR yFORM'ING CIGARETTES WITH MOUTHPIECES.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov.4.19oz.

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J. A. F. REINEGKE.

MACHINE FOR FORMING CIGARETTES WITH MOUTHPIEGES.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 4, 1902A 4 SHEETS SHEET 2.

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No. 893,098. J. A. P. REINEGKE. ORMING 'GIGARETTES WITH MOUTHPIBCBS.

MACHINE lFOR P APPLIoATIoN FILED Nov. 41902.

PATENTED JULY 14. 1908.

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No. 893,098. PATENTED JULY 14, 1908. J A F REINECKE.

MACHINE FOR FORMING CIGARETTE-2S WITH- MOUTHPIECES.

APPLICATION FILED NOVA, 1902.

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tube. -mouthpiece joint Into proper alinement.y with the seam in the cigarette tube by em- JULIus AUGUST FRIEDRICH REINECKE, OF DRESDEN, GERMANY, AssICNoR To p THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY,v OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION `OE NEw JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR FORMING- -CIGARETTES WITH MOUTHPIECES.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application led November 4, 1962. Serial N o. 130,025.

Patented July 14, 1908.

T o all'whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I J ULIUs AUGUST FRIED- chines for Forming Ci arettes with Mouthpieces, fully describe and re resented in the following speciiication an the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This Invention relates to certain improvements in machines for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces.-

In the manufacture of high-grade cigarettes with mouth-pieces, it is desirable to so position the mouth-piece with res ect to the cigarette tube that the 'seam of t e mouthpiece will correspond with the seam .of the tube. As such ci arettes are usually constructed the mout -piece is formed from a piece of stout paper spirally coiled, said mouth-piece being inserted into the tube and held in position by the resiliency of the paper. When the cigarettes are constructed Inthis manner, it is desirable that the edge of the lap which forms the outer coil of the mouth-piece underlie the seam in the cigarette tube formed-by. joining the overlapping edges of -the paper, so that the cigarette presents ap arently 'only a single seam from end to en In one type of machines employed for making cigarette tubes, the tube,

as it emerges from a continuous tube forming mechanism, is cut into lengths which are allowed to drop onto a table .and are thereafter rolled across the table to the mouthpiece inserting devices;v With this construction there is no certainty that the seam in thetube will be in alinement with the seam of the mouthiece as it is. inserted in the It has Ebeen proposed to bring the ploying a carrier which transports lengths of tubes from a tube forming mechanism to a mouthiece inserting mechanism, the tube length eing seized after the` carrier has lbrought it into position opposite the mouthpiece inserting devices an rotated so that the seam of the tube is in alinement with the This construction reqlljiires separate agencies for rotatlng the tu and 7l are detail sectional views.

e and is objectionable in other It is one` of the objects of this invention to produce a simple and inexpensive mechanism by which the positions of the cigarette tube or mouthiece, or both, may be controlled during t e movement by which they are rbrought into assembling position, so that the seam in the tube will bein proper alinement withthe joint or seam in the vmouthiece. P A further vobject of the invention is to improve the mechanism of machines for formlng cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, so that the same may be more certain in o eration whereby better results are obtaine With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain constructions and in certain parts, im rovements and combinations as will be v ereinafter fully described and then specifically ointed out in the claims hereunto appendeff.)

In theaoco'mpanying drawingsFigure 1 is a lan view of so much of a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouthieces as is necessary for an understanding o the invention. Fig. 2 is an end view, the position of the observer being indicated by the -arrow in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail elevation, partly in section, illustrating the construction of the tube support and of certain parts of the mechanism connected with the .mouth-piece inserting devices. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the dewices illustrated in Fig. 3, but-showing the parts in dierent positions. Figs. 5, 6 Figs. 8 and 9 are elevations of the cutting mechanism, the parts being shown in different positions in the two views.- Fig. 10 is a section on the line 10, 10 of Fig. 8.' Fig. 11 is a section on the line 11,-11 Qf Fig. s. Fig. 12 is a detail view, on an enlarged scale, of`the mouthpiece formin spindle and inserting tube.

ig. 13 is an e evation, partly in section, of a completed cigarette tube.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate one concrete embodiment of the invention, 1 indicates the table of a machine for forming cigarette vtubes with mouth-pieces, the machine being in many of its features of a well-known type. The/machine is constructformed being indicated atA 2,. The strip of' paper is bent up into tube form about a mandrel by means of guides 3, 4 which may be of any preferred form, and which will usually operate to interlock the meeting edges of the tube afterv which the seam is completed by means of a seaming wheel 5 of ordinary construction, said wheel being mountedon a shaft 6 and driven by a train of gears from any of the shafts of the machine. As the tube passes off the mandrel it is cut into lengths by means of a cutting mechanism which may be of any desired description. Preferably, however, this cutting mechanism will consist of a pair of shearswhich may be mounted in any desired manner. As

shown, the shears consist of a pair of blades 7- which are pivoted at 8 to an overhanging bracket 9 which is rovided with a perforated arm 10 throug which the tube passes and by which it is guided and supported. The tails of the shear blades are connected by -a pull-spring 11, clearly indicated in Fig. 8,

and the shearsare forced open by means of a sliding block 12 provided with a pair of friction rollers 13. As shown, this block consists of two plates held together by screws 14 passing through a slot 15 in the arm of the overhanging bracket 9. As shown, the block 12 carries a pin 16 which is in the path ofthe outer end of a pivoted lever 17, said lever beingoperated by means of a vertical rod 18 which is pinned to the lever. As the rod reciprocates vertically the lever `17 is raised and lowered. On the upward movement of the outer end of the lever the spring 1 1. draws together the tails of the shears and these tails acting as cams operate in connection with the rollers 13 to move the block 12 vertically. On the downward movement of the outer end of the lever, the pin 16 is struck thereby and forces the block down, opening the shears against the tension of the s ring.

The movements of the ro 18 maybe effected in any desired manner; lAs shown, the rod passes through a perforation in the standard of the overhanging arm and is threaded at its lower end, said lower end being provided with two adjustin nuts 20, one located aboveand one below a s otted lever 21 which is pivoted at 21 to an arm 22. This arm 22 is connected to a slide rod 22 moving in bearings on the under side of the bed of-the machine. The lever 21 rests on a rotating cam 23 mounted on a shaft 23 which is located under the bedl and driven in' any suitable manner. A

In order to prevent the tube from buckling,

as it would do were the shears stationary,

they are given a slight movement in the Y direction in which the tube is moving during the cutting operation. This movement may be effected by any desired means. As shown, theouter end of the rod 22 \is provided with a split collar 25 which embraces a bearing 26 formed on or suitably connected to the lower end of the overhanging arm 9.

The arm 22 before referred to is rigidly connected to the rod 22 and is provided with a cam roller 26 which bears against the surface of a cam 27 mounted on a shaft 28 suitably supported on the bed and driven from any one of the moving shafts of the machine. The outer end of the rod 22 is provided with a bracket 29 to which is connected a spring 30, said spring being at its other end connected to a post 31 depending from the machine table. A guide pin 32 carried on the bracket 29 and engaging in a perforation in a bracket 33 secured to the under side of the table insures that the rod move truly in its bearings. As the cam 27 rotates, the shears are given a forward movement, which movement takes place during the cutting off of the tube length.

The machine is provided with means for bringing a tube length, and a mouth-piece formed by mechanism hereinafter to be described, into position where the two may be assembled, and, in the preferred form of the construction, these means will be so arranged as to control the movement of either the mouth-piece or the tube, or both, so that when th'ey are in assemblin position, their seams will be in alinement. g.[nthe construction shown, this result is effected by employing a tube carrier which receives the tubo withthe seam in a given position and transfers it to the mouth-piece inserting mechanism to be hereinafter described, the tube when it arrives in assembling position having the seam in alinement with the joint or seam in the mouth-piece.

`The tube carrier may be varied widely in its details of construction. Preferably, however, it will be provided with a plurality of interior supports, that is to say, supports which engage the interior of the tube lengths. As shown, there is provided a hub 34 mounted on or secured to a shaft 35 mounted ina bearing 36 extending upward from the machine table. This hub is provided with a series of longitudinal perforations 37, six being shown,I although any desired number of )erforations may be employed. The outer s iell of the hub is slotted, as indicated at 38 (see Fig. 3), and located in' the perforations are supporting pins 39 preferably having conical ends, so that they may readily pass into the cigarette tube lengths, andl being provided with stop collars 40. While the pins might be rigid in the carrier they are, in the present machine, given a longitudinal movement to bring them into position to receive the tubes. To this end the ins are provided with projections 41 whic engage an interior camgroove 42 in a .stationary cam ring 43, said ring being preferably constructed in two or more parts and being secured by screws, or in any other suitable manner, to the bearing 36.

. The shaft 35 is preferably given a step by u `joint in the tube will be brought, as the support stops, into alinementfwith the seam or -block 49 suitably secured to the machine table. The carriage is connected by means' of a rod 50 to a `crank 51 mounted on'a rotating shaft 52 which will be hereinafter referred to. As the shaft 52 rotates, the carriage or block 47 and the pawl 46 will be iven reciprocating movements, and on each orward movement the pawl takes over one of the pins 45, so that, on the rearward movement of the pawl, the4 shaft 35 is advanced one step. The distance of arc through which the shaft 35 andthe tube su port is moved by the pawl is socalculated t at the seam or joint in the mouth-piece which is formed by a mechanism which will-be hereinafter described. y

In order to revent overrunning, the shaft 35 is preferab y provided with a friction disk 53 engaged by a friction strap 54 of ordinary construction. The interior cam groove 42 is so arranged that the tube supporting ins are fully protruded at the time when t ey are opposite the advancing tube and the support is so located that the conical point of each pin will be engaged by the forward end of the tube just prior tothe time whenthe tube is to be cut 0H. This position is clearly .indicated in Fig. 1. The forward movement of the shears before referred to, therefore, is utilized to push the tube lengths onto the pins and seat.them against the stop collars 40. It may happen that the upper I portion of the tube will be deformed slightly ythe 0 eration of the shears. A device is accor ingly preferably provided fior restoring the The end of this spring wire is so located in tube to its circular form before it reaches the mouth-piece presenting means. The device for thus resha ing the deformed tube may be widely varie in construction. As shown, there is rovided a light spring 55 (see Fig. 3) formed roma piece of wire, :said spring being mounted on a supporting bracket 55.

the path of the'tube supports or the tubes carried thereby that the end of the spring will be struck by the tube about in line with the major diameter of the ellipse produced by the deforming action of the shears (see Fig. 8). The light blowon the pa er produced by the tube striking the en of the spring will be sufficient to cause the tube to resume its circular form.

' The mouth-piece forming. mechanism may'I be of any suitable construction. As shown this mechanism is as to its general features similar to a Well-known type of machines and g'iven a slight movement to nip t includes a rotating spindle 56 to which a stri of mouth-piece paperl is fed by means of fee rolls 57, the proper lengths of paper to form mouth-pieces being cut 0H by cutters 58, a striker 59 being provided, as in the machines referred to, to dispose of im roperly fed blanks. The spindle 56 is hol ow (see Fig. 12) and is provided witha gripper rod 60. The spindle is provided with a slit 61 into which the forward edge of the mouthpiece blank is inserted. As is common in this type of machines, after the forward edge of the mouthiece blank is inserted in the slit in the win ing spindle, the gri per rod is lie ed e of the blank between it and the interior o the spindle, after which the spindle and rod rotate together to coil the paper into a mouthpiece. The driving means for the spindle and grip er rod have been omitted, as they are wel own in the art, and are, furthermore, unnecessary to an understanding of the resent invention.

T e machine is provided with a mouthpiece carrier which may be of any suitable construction. In the present machine this carrier consists of a slit tube 62- having a beveled end, this tube in the present construction'being also used as a former to coperate with the winding spindle in ceiling the blank which forms the mouth-piece. In the construction shown, this tube 62 is mounted in a bearing 63 which is connected to ablock 64. In a bearing 65 which is located above the block 64, but disconnected therefrom, there is a sleeve 66 which is connected by means of a set-screw 67, or'in any other suitable manner, tothe windin vspindle 56. This block and thebearings re erred to are clearly shown in Fig.V 5, the spindle 56 being shown as having a mouthlece .M coiled about it. The block 64 is he d in position between a pair of guides 68 which serve to support the bearing 65 before referred to. mounted on a slide 69 which rests on the machine table, the connection between the block .64'and the slide 69 being effected by means of a pin 70, or in any other suitable manner. The slide 69 (see Figs. 3 and 5) has depending from it a bracket 71 which is adjustably secured to the slide by means of a set screw 72, or in any other suitable manner. To thel lower end of this bracket 71 is secured a con- 'necting rod 73, the other end of the rod 73 being secured to a crank stud on a crank disk '74 mounted on the shaft 23 before referred to.

The crank disk and connections serve to give the slide, the spindle, the mouth-piece carrier 62, the bearing 63 and the block 64 reciprocating movements by which the mouth-piece carrier 62 is causedto enter and retreat from the tube lengths which are presented to the mouth-piece carrier by the pins on the tube support. y

When the'mouth-piece blank has been The block 64 is.

coiled by the spindle, the spindle is brought to an abrupt stop, the Stopping point determining the position of the seam or outer edge of the outer lap of the coil. It has been found in practice, however, that although the spindle is brought to an abrupt stop,

i in the preferred construction, one of the lips in position so that its of the opening in the mouth-piece carrier 62 is provided with a bend or projection 75 which extends into the interior space of the carrier, thus forming a friction surface which exercises a restraining influence on the end of the blank, and overcomes the tendency of the mouth-piece to roll around and expand when the winding spindle is brought to a stop. The position of thisprojection 75 and its operation on the mouth-piece blank is clearly shown in Fig. 12.

The forward movement of the slide 69 which causes the mouth-piece carrier 62 to enter the tube, of course causes the mouthpiece carrier to leave the winding spindle 56, and means are accordingly provided to strip the mouth-piece from the spindle. In the construction shown there is em loyed for this purpose a strippin pawl 76 which is ivoted in the block 64, t e pawl being hel up point is behind the mouth-piece carrier by means of a spring 77 and a pin 78. As the block 64 moves forward, the mouth-piece which is on the winding spindle will be ushed off the spindle and remain in the mout -piece carrier. After the mouth-piece carrier has entered the open end of the cigarette tube and has positioned the mouth-piece in the tube, the mouth-piece will be stripped from the carrier on the return movement thereof so as to leave the mouth-piece in the tube. This is accomplished by means 'of a spring pressed pawl 79 (see Fig. 1) the point of which enters the slit in the mouthiece carrier 62, the pawl being so positionedp that it will spring in behind the mouth-piece inthe mouth-piece carrier when the mouth-piecev carrier 1n its forward movement carries the mouth-piece beyond the end of the pawl. On the return movement of the carrier, the mouth-piece is stripped from it therefore by this pawl.

After each tube has received its mouth.- piece, it is removed from the supporting pin on the carrier. This removal of the tube lengths may be effected in any desired manner. As shown, the bearing 63 has secured to its top (see Figs. 3 and 4) a spring 80 which beneath the plate 83, so that carries a friction pad 81, the pad being located directly over-the mouth-piece carrier 62. The bracket 55 which carries the reshaping wire 55 and which is mounted on a standard 82 rising from the bed plate, carries an operating member which, as shown, comprises a pivoted plate 83 pivoted at 84 to an upward extension of the bracket. Normally this plate is held back against a stop pin 85 (see Figs. 3 and 4) by means of a spring 86. The lower end of this plate is in the path ofthe forward end of the pad carrying spring 80. As the mouth-piece carrier is moved forward by the mechanism before described, the late is turned on its pivot, as indicated in fig. 3, allowing the ad carrying spring to pass underneath it. hen, however, the mouth-piece carrier has reached the extreme end of its forward movement, the pad carrying spring is advanced so far beneath the plate as to allow it to swing down behind it, as clearly indicated in Fig. 4. When the mouth-piece carrier retreats, therefore, the pad carrying spring is forced downward and the pad presses the cigarette tube length against the outside of the mouth-piece carrier, thus clamping it thereto. This clamping action continues until the tube is drawn off the supporting pin, by which time the pad carrying spring has moved up from the spring can rise and release the tube. It is at this time that the spring pawl 79 comes into operation and strips the tube and mouth-piece from the mouth-piece carrier.

After the tube with its inserted mouthpiece is removed from the mouth-piece carrier, it is, or may be, delivered to the re-rolling mechanism, such as is common'in this type of machines. This re-rolling mechanism, in the construction shown, comprises a cylinder 87 mounted on the shaft 52, said cylinder coperating with a curved block 88. The cylinder 87 has connected to it a gear wheel 89 which is driven by a train of gears which includes a gear 90 on the feed roll 57 and a gear. 91 on a countershaft 92. The gearing by which this countershaft is driven from the main shaft 93 of the machine is of ordinary character, and since it has no particular bearing on the invention, it is unnecessary to particularly describe it.

A guide 94 of sheet metal or other similar material is, or may be, employed to direct the tube lengths from the mouth-piece inserting mechanism to the re-rolling mechanism. The tube lengths may, if desired, be allowed to drop by gravity from the mouthpiece carrier down the guide 94, or, if desired, means may be employed to assist in their delivery. As shown, there is provided a carrier 95 consisting of a lever which is pivoted to one of the guides 68, said lever being thrown' up into position by means of a spring 96. The lever 95 is slotted at 97 and through this slot extends a guide pin 98. The forward end of thisY lever 95 is provided with a light bow-spring 99 which is so positioned as tov operate upon the tube as the same is delivered from the carrier. The slide 64 isprovided with acam roll 100 and the upper side of the lever 95 is provided with a cam surface 101. As the slide 64 moves forward, therefore, the cam roll 100 coperating with the cam surface 101, pushes the lever 95 down into the position shown in Fig. 4, so that the spring will not interfere with the insertion of the mouth-piece carrier into the tube. On the backward movement of the slide 64, the lever 95 is allowed to rise and its spring operating on .the tube accelerates its movement as it is delivered from the carrier.

While the mechanism which has been described embodies a preferred form of the invention changes and variations may be made therein without departing from the invention.

' It is also to be understood that certain parts of the construction embodying the invention are capable of use independent of other parts. The invention is not, therefore, 'to be restricted to the specific mechanism hereinbefore described.

What is claimed is 1. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth pieces, the combination with a mouth piece presenting means., of a tubecarrier arranged to receive the formed tubes in a predetermined position, means for moving one of said parts to bring the tubes while in such position into alinement with the mouth piece resenting means and deformed tubes in a vices for assembhng the mouth pieces and tubes, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth pieces, the combination with mouth piece presentin tube carrier arranged to receive the formed tubes in predetermined position, and means for moving the carrier to ,bring the tubes while in such position into alinement with the mouth piece presenting means and devices for assembling the mouth pieces and tubes, substantially as described. 1 l- 3. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth pieces, the combination with the mouth piece presenting means, of a rotating tube carrier arranged to receive the lpredetermined osition, means for rotating t e carrier with t e tubes in such position whereby the tubesv are brought into position to receive the mouth pieces, and devices for assembling the mouth pieces and tubes, substantially as described.

4. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth pieces, the combination with mouth piece presenting means, of a rotating tube carrier provided with a plurality of tube sup orts, arranged to receive the tubes in a pre etermined osition, means for rotating the carrier with t e tubes in such position whereby the tubes are brought into position to receive the mouth pieces, and devices for assembling the mouthpieces and tubes, substantially as described.

5. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination with mechanism forforming a continuous tube, of a tube carrier having a plurality of interior tube su ports, means for cutting o and placing tu e lengths on the supports, and means for operating the carrier, substantially vas described.

6. In' a machine for tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination with mechanism for forming a continuous tube, of a tube carrier having a plurality of interior tube su ports, means for cutting oi and lacing tu e lengths on the supports, mout -piece presenting means, means for operating the carrier to position the tube supports so that the tubes may receive the .mouth-Ipieces, -and assembling devices, substantia y as described'. 7. In' a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination 4with mechanism for forming a continuous tube, of a rotating tube carrier'having a plul rality of interior tube su ports, means for cutting off and lacing tu 'e'.lengths on the supports, mout v-piece presenting means,

.means forl rotating the carrier to position the` tube supports so that the tubes may receive the mouth-pieces, and assembling devices, substantially as described.

8. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination with. mechanism for forming a continuous tube, of a rotating tube carrier having a plurality of interior tube su ports, means for cutting ofi and pllacingltu e lengths on .the supports, mout means for rotating thecarrier to bring the forming cigarette -piece vpresenting means,

tube supports into position opposite the mouth-piece presenting means with the seams of thek tubes in alinement with the seams of the mouth-pieces, and assembling devices, substantially as described.

9. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes withl mouth-pieces, the combination with mechanism for forming a continuous tube, of a rotating carrierl provided with a.

plurality of interior tube supports, means for cutting ofi and placing lengths of tube on said supports, means for rotating the carrier, and means forgiving the tube sup orts a movement in the direction of their ength, substantially as described.

10. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes'with outh-pieces, the combination ,with mechamsm for forming a continuous tube, of a tube carrier provided with a pluralit of interior tube supports, means for cutting o and placing tube engths on 'said supports, mouth-piece presenting means, means' for operating the carrier to bring the supports suc- 60 having supporting means for enga ing the vends of tu cessively into position op osite the mouthpiece presenting means an with the seams of the tubes in alinement with the seams of the mouth-pieces, means for giving the supports a' movement in -the direction of their length, and assembling devices, substantially as described.

11. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination with means for forming a continuous tube, of a rotating tube carrier having a plurality of tube supporting pins, tube cutting mechanism, means for operating said mechanism to -cut off and seat tube lengths on said pins, mouth-piece presenting means, means for rotating the carrier to bring the pinssuccessively into position opposite the presenting means and with the seams of the tubes in alinement with the seams of the mouthpieces, and means for inserting the mouthpieces in the tubes, substantiall7 as described.

12. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes vwith mouth-pieces, the combination with mechanism for forming a continuous tube, of a rotating tube carrierhaving a plu'- rality of tube supporting pins, a cutting mechanism, means for operating said mechanism to cut off and seat tube lengths on the pins, mouth-piece presenting means, means for giving the carrier step by step movements,

said means being constructed to successively bring the pins opposite the'mouth-piece presenting means and, With the seams of the tubes in alinement With the seams of the mouth-pieces, and means for inserting the mouth-pieces in the tubes, substantially as described.

13. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination with mechanism for forming' a continuous tube, of a rotating tube carrier having a plurality of tube supporting pins, a cutting mechanism, means for-operatmg said mechanism to cut off and seat'tube lengths on the pins,-

mouth-piece presenting means, means for givlng the carrier step by step movements,

said means' being constructed to successively' bring the pins oppositev the mouth-piece presenting -means and with the seams of the tubes in alinement with the seams of the mouth-pieces, means for giving the pins a movement in the direction of their length, and means for inserting the mouth-pieces in the tubes, substantially as described.

14. The combination v vith a tube carrier, ofmeans for operating on the tubes in the carrier to restore them to shape When deformed, substantially as described.

15. The combination with a tube carrier es, and means in the pat ofthe tubeson the carrier for restoring to shape deformed tubes, substantially as described. 16. The vcombination With mechanism for forming continuous tubes, of a tube carrier, means including a cutting mechanism for cutting voil' and placing tube lengths on the carrier, and means in the path of the tubes on the carrier operating to re-shape the tubes deformed by the cutting mechanism, substantially as described'.

17. The combination with mechanism for forming continuous tubes, of a tube carrier having a plurality of interior tube supports, a cutting mechanism for cutting oil. and. seating lengths of tubes on said supports, and means in the path of the tubes on the carrier oberating to reshape the tubes deformed y the cutting mechanism, substantially as described.4

18. The combination with mechanism for forming continuous tubes, of a tube carrier having a plurality of interior tube sup iorts, a cutting mechanism for cutting oi" andl seating lengths of tube on said sup )orts, and a light spring in the path of the tu es on the carrier against which the tube lengths strike whereby tubes deformed by the cutting mechanism are reshaped, substantially as described.

19. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination With a tube carrier having a )lurality of interior tube supports, of moutlli-picce presenting means, means for operating the carrier to bring the tubes opposite the presenting means, means for inserting the mouthpieces in the tubes, and means for removing the tubes from the tube supports, substantially as described.

20. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination with a tube carrier having a plurality of interior tube supports, of means for inserting mouth-pieces 1n the ends of tubes carried by said supports, and means operating in connection with the mouth piece inserting means for removing the tubes from the supports, substantially as described.

21. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination with a tube carrier having a plurality of' interior tube supports, of a mouth-piece carrier, means for reclprocating the mouth-piece carrier into and out of the o en ends of the tubes, means for removing t e mouth-pieces supported on the carrier, and means for clamping the tubes to the mouth-piece carrier whereby they are removed from the tube supports on the tube carrier, substantially as described.

- 22. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes With mouth-pieces, the combination With avrotating tube carrier having a plurality of interior tube supports, of a mouthpiece carrier, means for reciprocating said carrier into and out of the open ends of the tubes, a clamp, means for operating the clamp to secure the tubes to the mouth-piece same from being disp A tube, Vof a standard' l arm, a pair of shear described.

' shears, means carrier, and means-for removing the mouthpieces from said carrier, substantially as described.

23. In a machine for Jfor-ming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination lwith a rotating tube carrier having a lurality of tube supporting pins, of a mout piece carrier, a spring clamp moving with the mouth-piece carrier, means for reciprocating the mouth-piece carrier into and out of the o en ends of the tubes, means for operating t e clamp to hold the tubesto the mouthpiece carrier as the same is iven its backward movement whereby t etube is removed from the tube supporting pins, and means for removing the mouth-pieces and tubes from the mouth-piece carrier, substantially as described.

24. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination with a mouth-piece winding spindle, of a former coperatmg therewith, andmeans for to prevent the same'from being displaced when the spindle is brought to a stop, substantiallyas de'scribed.`

25. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, thev combination f with a mouth-piece winding s indle, of a forming tube, and a friction su ace inside of the tube operating o n the mouth-piece aper prevent the same from lbeing displlaced when the spindle is stopped, substantially as 26. In amachine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination with a mouth-piece winding spindle, of a slitted forming tube in coperation therewith, and a projection located near the slit and extending into the interior of the tube to bear on the mouth-piece aper to prevent the aced when the spindle is stop ed, substantiallyfas described.

27. n a machine for forming cigarette tubesl with mouth-pieces, the combination with -a mouthiece winding spindle, of a slitted Jforming tu e, said tube havin one of the edges of `the slit bent inward to orm aprojecting surface which bears on the mouthgiece pa er to prevent the same from' being isplace when the spindle is'stopped, substantially as describe 28. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, thevcombination with mechanism for forming va continuous blades-mounted on sai arm and positioned to cut lengths of tubes from lsaid continuous tube, a spring for closing the shears, a sliding plate for opening the for operating saidsliding plate, a tube carrier and means for reci roeating the standard toward and away om the tube carrier, substantially as described.

29. In a m hine for A forming cigarette .the tubes are delivere Aby the cutter,

having an overhanging.;

tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination with a mouth-piece carrier, of tube supporting means, means whereby the mouth piece carrier is caused to enter a tube length to place "the mouth-piece therein, means for removing the mouth-pieceV and-tube.' from the .mouth-piece carrier, and means for assisting the) delivery ofthe tube length and its'mouthpiece, substantially as described.

30. In la machine for forming cigarette tubes with. mouth-pieces, the combination with a mouth-piece carrier, of tube supportingA means, means for causing the mouthpiece carrier to" enter a tube length to place a mouth-piece therein, means for removing the tube length and its mouth-piece from the mouth-piece carrier, and a spring'for assisting in t e delivery of the tube length and its mouth-piece, substantially as described.

31. In va -machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination with a mouth-piece carrier, of a delivering spring, an operating member for the spring, and means for operating said member to. force the sprin against a tube which has had a mouth piece inserted therein by the mouthpiece carrier, substantially asdescribed.

32. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the comblnation with a rotating tube carrier having a plurality of tube supporting pins,y of a mouthpiece carrier, means for reciprocating the mouth-piece carrier into and out of the open ends of the tubes, asprin clamp, means for operating the clamp to ho d the tubes to the mouth-plece carrier as the same is given its backward movement, means for removing the mouth-pieces from the mouth-piece carrier, a delivering spring, a carrier therefor, means for operating the carrier to cause the s ling to act upon the tubes and mouthpleces, and a re-rolling mechanism to which 33. In a machine for forming cigarette tubes with mouth-pieces, the combination with a rotating tube carrier having a plurality of tube supporting pins, of a mechanism for forming a continuous tube, a cutter operating to cut 0H and seat tube lengths on the supportingpins of the carrier, a re-shaping device located in the path of the tubes onl the carrier for rehaping the tubes deformed v almouth-piece carrier, means for reciprocating the carrier into and out of the open ends of the .tube'lengths, a clamp,l

means for operating the clamp to hold the tube lengths to the mouth-piece carrier as the same is given its backward movement,

mouth-piece removing means, a re-rolling mechanism, and a `delivering spring for forcing the tube lengths and their mouth-pieces tially as described.

toward there-rolling mechanism, substan- With a rotating tube carrier having a plurality of tube supporting pins, of a mechanism for forming a continuous tube, a cutter operating to cutoff and seat tube lengths on the supporting pins of the carrier, a re-shapmg sprlng located in the path of the tubes on the carrier for reshaping the tubes deformed.

by the cutter, a mouth-piece carrier, means for reciprocating the carrier into and out of the open ends of the tube lengths, a spring clamp, means for operating the clamp to hold the tube lengths .to the mouthiece carrier as the same is given its baokwar movement,

mouth-piece removing means, a re-rolling mechanism, and a delivering spring for forcing the tube lengths and their mouth-pieces toward the re-rolling mechanism, substantially as described.

. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set' my hand, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JULIUS AUGUST FRIEDRICH REINECKE,

Witnesses: v

ANTON JANNATSI, PAUL E. SCHILLING. 

